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International Security
Chapter Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- Security and Insecurity
- War in International Relations
- Terrorism
- Humanitarian Interventionism
- Peacekeeping, Conflict Management, and Resolution
- Canada in Afghanistan
- Conclusion
- Self-Assessment Questions
- Weblinks
- Further Reading
- Film and Video Clips
Learning Objectives
This chapter will help you to
- Explain the particular challenge that Canada faces;
- understand the nature of security and insecurity in international relations;
- appreciate the history of war among states and the way war has changed;
- understand enduring and emerging security dilemmas such as international terrorism and humanitarian intervention;
- discuss methods to reduce conflict, especially through peacekeeping; and
- explain the particular challenge that Canada faces regarding the future of its military involvement.